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प्रश्न
The power of poetry lies in suggestion and understatement. Discuss this with reference to the poem.
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उत्तर
Understatement means to state or represent less strongly or strikingly than the facts would bear out. Thus, it is a very well known fact that it is very understating to decide one's status or level of knowledge based on his/her color. The play of words between the landlady and the poet clearly proves that a man's color and the region has nothing to do with the levels of education he has attained and the power of wisdom he possesses. The questions posed by the landlady became a mockery at her own level of intellect. Thus, the poem very strongly suggests that the question of civilisation does not rest on its own color. Soyinka humorously uses sarcasm as he says 'Shamed/By ill-mannered silence" when it is obvious that is the woman who is the ill-mannered of the two.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
B1. Find reasons
(i) The effect of receding forest …………………………………. .
(ii) The number of animals is reduced because ………………………. .
(iii) Elephants entered the city because…………………… .
(iv) Elephants lived a wary life …………………….. .
On the left bank of the Ganga, where it emerges from the Himalayan foothills, there is a long stretch of heavy forest. There are villages on the fringe of the forest, inhabited by bamboo cutters and farmers, but there are few signs of commerce or pilgrimage. Hunters, however, have found the area an ideal hunting ground during the last seventy years, and as a result, the animals are not as numerous as they used to be. The trees, too, have been disappearing slowly; and, as the forest recedes, the animals lose their food and shelter and move further on into the foothills. Slowly, they are being denied the right to live
Only the elephants can cross the river. And two years ago, when a large area of the forest was cleared to make way for a refugee resettlement camp, a herd of elephants - finding their favourite food, the green shoots of the bamboo, in short supply - waded across the river. They crashed through the suburbs of Haridwar, knocked down a factory wall, pulled down several tin roofs, held up a train, and left a trail of devastation in their wake until they found a new home in a new forest which was still untouched. Here, they settled down to a new life but an unsettled, wary life. They did not know when men would appear again, with tractors,bulldozers and dynamite.
B2. Find out
Mention four things the elephants did when they found shortage of food:
(i)………………
(ii)………
(iii) …………
(iv) ………….
B3.Phrases
Make meaningful sentences by selecting any two of the following phrases:
(i) to make way for
(ii) in short
(iii) on the fringe of.
B4. Language study
Select the proper alternative to make the correct voice:
(i) Hunters have found an ideal hunting ground.
-An ideal hunting ground ........found by hunters. (had been, has been, was)
(ii) They are being denied the right to live.
- The people ........them the right to live. (are denying, were denying, denying)
B5.Personal response
What would be your contribution to protect the natural habitat of animals?
Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.
Mention the odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.
List the steps taken by the captain
(i) to protect the ship when rough weather began.
(ii) to check the flooding of the water in the ship.
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
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blow-by-blow account
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morale booster
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relegated to
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political acumen
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de facto
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astute
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doctored accounts
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gave vent to
What was the reason for young Paul's restlessness at the beginning of the story? How did it find expression?
Considering that this is an excerpt from a lecture, how does the commentary provided by the speaker string the arguments together?
Discuss the following in pairs or in groups of four:
Because India's tribal communities are basically bilingual there is a danger of dismissing their languages as dialects of India's major tongues.
Explain the phrase.
his bending sickle's compass
Make groups and discuss the following:
Did they themselves suffer from those problems/setbacks?
Answer in your own words.
What message does the poem convey to all of us?
Add the appropriate Prefix to make the following word opposite in meaning.
continue
Pick out words that refer to ‘means of living’ and fill them in the Web.
(profession/recreation/occupation/job/ pastime/employment/hobby/career/entertainment/mission/trade/buisness/sports/retirement/placement)
Answer the given question in your own words.
Where was the Happy Prince’s statue located?
Make a list of archaic words from the poem and give their modern equivalents.
‘Never mind faded forests, Austin’. The word ‘faded’ means to become dim or faint. The word describes the forests that have become faint or dim in appearance. Now go through the poem again and complete the table.
| Describing word | Object | Explanation |
| 1. faded | forests | The forests have become faint or dim in appearance. |
| 2. silent | ||
| 3. unfading | ||
| 4. bright |
Answer the following question in short.
Why was Tenali Raman taken to the court in a palanquin?
Write about how your family supports you to go to school.
Answer the following question in one sentence.
Who misses all the fun?
Portia had many brothers and sisters.
What themes did the committee identify?
Prepare a ‘PowerPoint’ presentation, using one slide for each of the above points. Present your review in a PPT format in the classroom.
From the poem, find the old word used for each of the following :
- towards
- here
- does
Listen carefully and guess how the sentence would end.
When the teacher read the answer papers, she was ______.
Read the word. Write the words that combine to make it.
stepmother
Look at the speaker in each picture. Say whether each one is a good speaker. Give reasons for your answer.
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Write what the poet is doing.
Does the poet like the experience?
Write the line which tells us about it.
List all the words and phrases in this story that indicate 'time'.
Identify the character or speaker
I must finish my task before I take my rest.”
Give two reasons why Miranda was so concerned about Ferdinand.
Read the following line from the poem and answer the question given below.
The worst thing is that if anyone stays
Among them too long, he will learn their ways;
- What is the worst thing that can happen if anyone stays with them?
- What are the ways of the Grumble family?
What happened when Somu left Zigzag with the Krishnans?
What did Usha see while walking to the bazaar?
Identify the character/speaker.
Oh no, I'll never get back to the right size.
Can courage be developed suddenly? Why?
According to the author the tendril was moving towards grandfather because it______.
The boy was so inspired by Mithali that he was happy for his sister to play cricket.
Read the lines and answer the question given below.
Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
- What is faster than fairies and witches?
- Why does the poet mention ‘bridges and houses, hedges and ditches’? Where are the
Name the planets the poet flies through.
Amuthan locked the door behind him.
Match the rhyming words.
| filth | farmer |
| cook | harm |
| charm | wealth |
| armour | look |
What did the first daughter do?
The battle of Nauranang lasted for three days.
Name the character or speaker.
"Play me a pleasant song."
Choose the odd one out.
The pigeon started to worry for her friend.
Who is the hero of this story?
Will you solve a mystery with friends? Why?
Divide the following word.
butter
Choose and write the adverbs to complete the sentence.
She won the game _____
Meena was transferred to a______.
Who showed love and care to the children?
Pick out the rhyming words and write.
| green | |
| human | |
| will | |
| welfare |
Senthil bought a ______ from his savings.
Read the passage 3 times and colour the trees for each time.
Trees help us in many ways. The colour green is calming and heals your worries. By planting and caring for trees, we help improve our surroundings, as they give fresh air. When air is dirty the people of Delhi suffered a lot. But people of Madhubani district in Bihar have shown how art can be used to make our air clean. So that people made paintings on trees to stop people from cutting the trees.
We ______ yarn to make sarees.
What did the animals do when they saw the blue jackal?
Pick out word which mean the same as
place or fix (para 2)
Read the following passage and do the activities:
A1. Fill in the blanks: (2)
- ______ percent of our daily communication is non-verbal.
- Eye contact is another type of ______ communication.
- Frequent blinking is a sign of the person feeling ______.
- One can readily detect _______.
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According to some experts, a staggering 93 percent of our daily communication is non-verbal. Facial expressions are easy to decipher. One can readily detect happiness, sadness, anger. Physicians can tell a patient is doing well (or not) by looking at his/her face. Eye contact is another type of non-verbal communication, which can tell a lot about the other person. The eyes convey a range of emotions-happiness, sadness, boredom, surprise, confidence .......... even emotional interest. Staring at someone's forehead may intimidate the recipient, staring at the mouth is sometimes interpretated as a sign of emotional interest. In fact, staring into someone's eyes is a sign of lying, and so is looking away. In certain cultures, lack of eye contact is taken as a sign of respect. If body language is to be defined, it is a combination of facial expression, gestures, eye contact, body movements and posture and voice. Frequent blinking is a sign of the person feeling distressed or uncomfortable. If the pupils are dilated, it ofter indicates interest, even emotional interest. The lips also reflect our body language, and lip biting indicates worry and/or anxiety; tightening of the lips may be an indication of disapproval. Slightly turned-up lips indicate happiness and slightly turned-down lips indicate sadness. |
A2.
A3. Find the antonyms of: (2)
- verbal × ______
- entertaining × ______
- sender × ______
- comfortable × ______
A4. Do as Directed: (2)
- The eyes convey a range of emotions. (Frame a 'Wh' question in order to get the underlined part as answer).
- Physicians can tell about a patient's wellness. (Rewrite using 'able to')
A5. Personal Response: (2)
Non-verbal communication plays an important role in our daily life. Comment.
